Reports Say Israel Shared Intelligence on Alleged Iran Plot Against Trump
WASHINGTON- Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week regarding what U.S. media described as a new and specific Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to reports published on Thursday, as renewed military exchanges between Washington and Tehran heightened regional tensions.
CNN and The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, reported that Israeli intelligence provided U.S. officials with fresh information pointing to a specific alleged threat against Trump. According to CNN, U.S. authorities had already been tracking a steady flow of intelligence concerning possible assassination threats, but the warning from Israel was described as new and more specific.
The reports emerged as U.S. and Iranian military strikes raised concerns over a renewed escalation in hostilities, fueling fears that the conflict could return to a broader confrontation.
Iran has repeatedly vowed to retaliate against Trump over the January 2020 killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq ordered by Trump during his first presidential term.
Asked about the media reports, the White House did not directly comment. Instead, an administration official referred to remarks Trump made on Wednesday while returning to Washington aboard Air Force One after attending the NATO summit in Turkey.
“They want to take out the U.S. leader — me. I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists,” Trump told reporters.
The reports also followed questions surrounding Trump’s travel arrangements after the NATO summit. Rather than returning on the new Air Force One aircraft that had been presented to the United States by Qatar and used on its first overseas trip, Trump departed Turkey aboard an older presidential aircraft.
The newer aircraft flew separately to Britain, where Trump later transferred before continuing his journey to Washington.
The unusual change prompted speculation that security concerns influenced the decision, particularly as the United States carried out fresh strikes against Iran, which shares a border with Turkey.
The New York Times reported that the aircraft change was made at the request of the U.S. Secret Service as a security precaution. During a subsequent news conference, Trump did not directly address questions about the change in aircraft but referred broadly to previous alleged threats against him from Iran.
Neither the Israeli government nor Iranian officials immediately commented publicly on the media reports. The allegations could not be independently verified, and the intelligence cited by CNN and The Wall Street Journal has not been made public.
